ESC Region 13 VI Resource List for Parents

ESC REGION 13│VI RESOURCE LIST FOR PARENTS

ACCESSIBLE BOOKS/COURSES Accessible Book/Courses Toll Free Local Phone Contact Email/Web Address Website Phone Bookshare https://www.booksha re.org/cms Hadley School for the 800-323-4238 [email protected] http://www.hadley.e Blind (courses) du/ Learning Ally 800-221-4792 https://www.learning ally.org/ National Braille Press 888-965-8552 http://www.nbp.org/

Seedlings Braille Books 800-777-8552 http://www.seedlings .org/ Texas State Library 800-252-9605 512-463-5458 [email protected] https://www.tsl.texas Talking Book Program .gov/tbp/index.html

AGENCIES/RESOURCES

ESC Region 13│VI Resource List for Parents │August 2017 Agency/Resource Toll Free Local Phone Contact E Website Phone m ail / W eb Ad dr es s 211 Texas (Call 2-1-1) 877-541-7905 211 https://www.211texas.org/cms/ Children with Special 800-252-8023 512-458-7355 http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/cshcn/ Health Care Needs Program Community Living 877-438-5658 https://hhs.texas.gov/doing-business- Assistance and Support hhs/provider-portals/long-term-care- (CLASS) providers/community-living-assistance- support-services-class/fact-sheet-class

ESC Region 13│VI Resource List for Parents │August 2017 Agency/Resource Toll Free Local Contact EWebsite Phone Phone Education Service Center 512-919- Dhttp://www4.esc13.net/ Region 13 (Austin area) 5354 HHSC Disability Services 855-937-2372 https://hhs.texas.gov/services/disability

National Center on Deaf- 800-438-9376 i https://nationaldb.org/ Blindness (Voice) Parent Companion: First http://www.parentcompanion.org/ five years State Services for the 800-687-7008 512-533- http://www.twc.state.tx.us/jobseekers/vocat Blind/Visually Impaired 7100 ional-rehabilitation-services Teens (14 and up): Texas Workforce Solutions State Services for the 512-438- Kimberly Harrrington https://hhs.texas.gov/services/disability/blin Blind/Visually Impaired 2404 d-visually-impaired (Children): Blind Children’s Program Texas Medicaid Waiver 877-438-5658 512-438- http://medicaidwaiver.org/state/texas.html for People with Deaf- 3530 Blindness and Multiple Disabilities Texas Project First: 855-773-3839 http://www.texasprojectfirst.org/ Parent information Texas School for the 800-872-5273 512-454- hhttp://www.tsbvi.edu/ Blind & Visually Impaired 8631

ESC Region 13│VI Resource List for Parents │August 2017 CAMPS/SPORTS Camps/Sports Toll Free Phone Local Phone Contact Email/Web Address Website

Beep Baseball: Austin 512-293-9433 Rusty [email protected] http://sportsvision2020.org/ Blackhawks (Ages 13 and Reames up)

Children’s Association for [email protected] http://www.campcamp.org/ Maximum Potential (summer and respite camps)

Goal Ball, Rowing, and 512-919-5331 Beverly [email protected] other Adapted Sports Jackson

Miracle Baseball League of 512-335-7434 http://miracle.tandcsports.org Austin (Ages 4 – 19)

Miracle Baseball League of 210-225-6666 Michael [email protected] http://www.miracleleagueofsanantonio.com/ San Antonio Miller

National Center on Physical http://www.nchpad.org/Directories/Programs Activity and Disability - /USA/Texas Programs in Texas

Summer Camp List 866-896-6001 512-458-8600 www.txp2p.org/resources/campregion.html

Texas Lion’s Camp 830-896-8500 http://www.lionscamp.com/

Therapeutic Riding Centers 281-373-9304 http://www.texashorsemansdirectory.com/T in Texas herapeuticRiding.html

ESC Region 13│VI Resource List for Parents │August 2017

SUPPORT GROUPS Support Groups Toll Free Local Contact E Website Phone Phone m ai l/ W e b A d d r e ss Texas Parents of Blind Norma Crosby n http://nfbtx.org Children (NFB) cr o s b y @ n f b tx .o r g

Deaf-Blind 512-206- Edgenie Bellah b http://www.dbmat-tx.org/ Multihandicapped 9423 el Association of Texas la h

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ESC Region 13│VI Resource List for Parents │August 2017 cf o u n d a ti o n. o r g NOAH (Albinism) 800-473-2310 http://www.albinism.org

Retina Foundation 214-363-3911 http://retinafoundation.org/ (research and information) TAPVI Parent Association 800-562-6265 Karen Whitty k http://www.tapvi.com/ ar e n w hi tt y @ ta p vi .c o m Texas Chargers 512-358-4970 Kathi Barksdale k www.texaschargers.org a t hi @ c e

ESC Region 13│VI Resource List for Parents │August 2017 n t e x. n e t Texas Parent to Parent 866-896-6001 512-458- http://www.txp2p.org/ 8600

ESC Region 13│VI Resource List for Parents │August 2017